How To Install gnome-subtitles on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-subtitles on Kali Linux. gnome-subtitles is Subtitle editor for the GNOME Desktop environment

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-subtitles on Kali Linux.

What is gnome-subtitles

gnome-subtitles is:

Gnome Subtitles is a subtitle editor for the GNOME desktop.

It supports the most common text-based subtitle formats, video previewing, timings synchronization and subtitle translation.

Some supported subtitle formats are: Advanced Sub Station Alpha, FAB Subtitler, MicroDVD, MPlayer 1/2, MPSub, SubRip, SubViewer 1/2.

There are three methods to install gnome-subtitles on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install gnome-subtitles Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gnome-subtitles using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gnome-subtitles

Install gnome-subtitles Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gnome-subtitles using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gnome-subtitles

Install gnome-subtitles Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install gnome-subtitles using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gnome-subtitles

How To Uninstall gnome-subtitles on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gnome-subtitles package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gnome-subtitles

Uninstall gnome-subtitles And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gnome-subtitles and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnome-subtitles

Remove gnome-subtitles Configurations and Data

To remove gnome-subtitles configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-subtitles

Remove gnome-subtitles configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gnome-subtitles configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-subtitles

Dependencies

gnome-subtitles have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-subtitles package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.